UMBC is among the nation's leading universities in granting degrees in these disciplines. For graduate students seeking doctoral degrees in the computing sciences, both IS and CSEE offer a variety of research opportunities that are relevant and aimed at answering some of today's and tomorrow's most pressing technological questions and solving the challenges these questions present.

Recently UMBC was ranked nationally, being named the #1 "Up-and-Coming School" in the U.S. News & World Report's 2010 Best Colleges Guide.

UMBC is Fully Accredited: UMBC is fully accredited by the Commission on Higher Education of the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools, 3624 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104 (215-662-5606)